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Groups sound alarm over Trump plot to install nominees without Senate approval

Dozens of civil rights and pro-democracy organizations teamed up Wednesday to express opposition to President-elect Donald Trump's push to use recess appointments to evade the Senate confirmation process for his political nominees, many of which have glaring conflicts of interest. The 70 groups—including People For the American Way, Public Citizen, the Constitutional Accountability Center, and the NAACP—sent a letter to …

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3 weeks ago

Recess Appointments Could Put Trump At Odds With Conservatives On The Supreme Court

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. In 2014, the justices unanimously ruled that Democratic President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were illegal. Conservatives’ previous rulings may offer clues Just two justices, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, remain from the five-justice bloc that took …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump may have realized plot to strong-arm Congress is doomed to fail: analyst

Raw Story

Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that Congress take a break and let him use recess appointment power to ram through his nominees — but he may have realized this is a pointless battle, Kacper Surdy wrote for The Bulwark. "In recent years, however, the House and Senate have consistently met for pro forma sessions at least once every three days, …

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1 month ago

A Republican Senator Gets Candid About Trump’s Controversial Nominees

Politico

It wasn’t worth it. Other nominees also face serious scrutiny, including Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department: Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army veteran who’s now facing allegations of sexual assault. Well, I think it’s really important for people to understand: I don’t know if any president’s ever had everybody they wanted, at least not a …

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1 month ago

Donald Trump just blew up any concept of a MAGA mandate

Salon

Contrary to his customary bragging that he won the election in an unprecedented landslide, President Donald Trump's percentage of the popular vote has fallen below 50% and it drops a little bit lower every day as the final votes are tallied up. Ever since Elon Musk and the rest of Trump's crack transition team gathered at Mar-a-Lago to plot his …

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1 month ago

What’s the confirmation process for Cabinet picks — and what are recess appointments?

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pennsylvania’s Senate race is currently in a recount, but if incumbent Democratic Senator Bob …

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1 month ago

Republicans Skeptical Of Donald Trump Doing Recess Appointments

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to go around Congress to staff his administration, potentially setting up an unprecedented constitutional showdown over the power of the presidency. “The president has won a mandate, and he will use all lawful constitutional means to fulfill that mandate on behalf of the people who voted for him,” Stephen Miller, …

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1 month ago

"You can't just get rid of them": Experts say Trump's "power grab" may already be doomed

Salon

As President-elect Donald Trump rolls out his controversial Cabinet picks, he has demanded the Republican-led Senate take extended breaks to allow him to make recess appointments rather than subject his nominees to an extensive public vetting process and upper chamber approval. Trump's demand not only tests congressional Republicans' willingness to uphold checks and balances over bending to the president-elect's wishes …

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1 month ago

'May I speak?' Conservatives clash on CNN over Trump nominations

Raw Story

Sparks flew on a CNN panel Monday evening, when never-Trump conservative Ana Navarro clashed with former Trump strategist Erin Perrine over Trump's push to use recess appointments to end-run any Senate review of his more controversial nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services and Matt Gaetz for attorney general. "John Thune—" "Right now, right now there's …

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1 month ago

Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides?

Al Jazeera

Throughout his business, media and political career, Donald Trump has demonstrated a willingness to break the norm. “Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments, without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner,” Trump wrote on social media, prompting all three contenders for …

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1 month ago

Here's how Donald Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks

Hindustan Times

President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This time around, Trump wants the Senate to give up that gatekeeping role and allow him to make "recess appointments," even though his Republicans will control the chamber next year with at least 52 seats. The U.S. Constitution …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How far can Trump go to get his nominees confirmed?

NPR

How far can Trump go to get his nominees confirmed? His pressure campaign is already underway, with Trump posting on social media ahead of the Senate Republican leader election earlier this week that a majority leader "must agree" to allow for recess appointments if his nominees otherwise stall out during the confirmation process. Thune and other Republicans have worked to …

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What are recess appointments? Can Trump use it to confirm Matt Gaetz and others?

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US President-elect Donald Trump has announced several key positions in his new Cabinet. However, American law allows Trump to use recess appointments to bypass this process As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip …

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1 month, 1 week ago

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump is considering using recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in the U.S. government. As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a less constrained presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate …

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1 month, 1 week ago

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet and considering a tool known as recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful positions in U.S. government. Trump over the weekend demanded that Republican leaders in the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process? He may not need to

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Another Republican representative, who remained anonymous, told the outlet that the choice is “an …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How Donald Trump Could Bypass Congress To Install Matt Gaetz As Attorney General

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The mood in Congress among Republicans following Donald Trump’s announcement of former Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general was best summed up by Rep. Mike Simpson : “Are you shittin’ me?” Several Republicans on Wednesday said they were “shocked” and skeptical that the Senate would approve Gaetz next year — but there …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence

LA Times

Former President Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in October in Duluth, Ga. “There is a difference between having a broader ideological mix and choosing sex trafficker for attorney general of the United States,” said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s legislative affairs director during his first term and as chief of staff to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe

CNN

CNN — Top Senate Republicans are withholding support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, while Democrats and at least one prominent GOP senator call for the release of an ethics report into the former congressman. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House …

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1 month, 1 week ago

What are recess appointments and why would Trump want them?

Live Mint

Although Republicans are set to take control of the Senate in January, President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that the chamber suspend its power to confirm nominations and instead go out of session so that he can use “recess appointments" to install at least some administration officials, such as cabinet secretaries, without Senate approval. To keep the government staffed, the Constitution …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Fight': Washington Post delivers urgent plea to Republican Senate

Raw Story

Senate Republicans received Tuesday morning an urgent word from the Washington Post editorial board as they face mounting bullying from MAGA commentators bent on delivering them to President-elect Donald Trump: "Fight." That's why the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against former President Barack Obama in 2014 when he made recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board under the rule the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump already laying groundwork to use 'constitutional tricks' for 'power grab': columnist

Raw Story

Even before he makes his return to the White House next year, President-elect Donald Trump is already diligently laying the groundwork for an “unprecedented presidential power grab,” according to a Washington Post columnist, who wondered aloud, “Can anyone stop him?” Trump’s demands that the next Republican Senate leader must agree to allow so-called recess appointments, which enables him to appoint …

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Senate Republican leadership rivals rally behind Trump's recess appointment call

India Today

With the race underway to select the next Senate Republican leader, candidates like Senator John Thune, John Cornyn, and Rick Scott are actively backing President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for greater latitude in making recess appointments to key administration and judicial posts. Without these pro forma sessions, Trump would have the ability to make temporary appointments lasting until the end of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The big takeaway from Trump’s whirlwind round of personnel announcements

Politico

And the president-elect is attempting to exert influence over the contest for Republicans’ next Senate leader by demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s successor support so-called recess appointments — a call quickly backed by the person his allies are pushing for the job, Sen. Rick Scott. He is less interested in bringing on those seeking to make headlines for themselves, said …

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Groups sound alarm over Trump plot to install nominees without Senate approval

Recess Appointments Could Put Trump At Odds With Conservatives On The Supreme Court

Trump may have realized plot to strong-arm Congress is doomed to fail: analyst

A Republican Senator Gets Candid About Trump’s Controversial Nominees

Donald Trump just blew up any concept of a MAGA mandate

What’s the confirmation process for Cabinet picks — and what are recess appointments?

Republicans Skeptical Of Donald Trump Doing Recess Appointments

"You can't just get rid of them": Experts say Trump's "power grab" may already be doomed

'May I speak?' Conservatives clash on CNN over Trump nominations

Recess appointments: Can Trump bypass Senate to appoint Gaetz, other aides?

Here's how Donald Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks

How far can Trump go to get his nominees confirmed?

What are recess appointments? Can Trump use it to confirm Matt Gaetz and others?

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet?

Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process? He may not need to

How Donald Trump Could Bypass Congress To Install Matt Gaetz As Attorney General

Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence

Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe

What are recess appointments and why would Trump want them?

'Fight': Washington Post delivers urgent plea to Republican Senate

Trump already laying groundwork to use 'constitutional tricks' for 'power grab': columnist

Senate Republican leadership rivals rally behind Trump's recess appointment call

The big takeaway from Trump’s whirlwind round of personnel announcements